kab vo sunataa hai kahaanii merii
aur phir vo bhii zabaanii merii

Khalish-e-Gamzaaa-e-Khuu.Nrez naa puuchh
dekh Khuunaabaa_fishaanii merii

[Khalish=prick; Gamzaa-e-Khuu.Nrez=blood drenched sarcastic barbs]
[Khuunaabaa_fishaanii=to shed tears of blood]

kyaa bayaa.N karake meraa roye.ge yaar
magar aashuftaa-bayaanii merii

[aashuftaa-bayaanii=meaningless talk]

huu.N ziKhud raftaa-e-baidaa-e-Khayaal
bhuul jaanaa hai nishaanii merii

[ziKhud raftaa-e-baidaa-e-Khayaal=to be lost in one's thoughts]

mutaqaabil hai muqaabil meraa
ruk gayaa dekh ravaanii merii

[mutaqaabil=face-to-face/present; muqaabil=rival]

qadr-e-sang-e-sar-e-rah rakhataa huu.N
saKht arzaa.N hai giraanii merii

[qadr-e-sang-e-sar-e-rah=value the stone that lies by the road]
[saKht=difficult/hard; arzaa.N=exceedingly cheap; giraanii= expense/cost]

dahan us kaa jo na maluum huaa
khul ga_ii hechamandaanii merii

[dahan=mouth; hechamandaanii=foolishness]

kar diyaa zof ne aajiz "Ghalib"
na.ng-e-piirii hai javaanii merii

[zof=old age/weakened state; aajiz =helpless; na.ng-e-piri=ashamed in old age]